Help trying to find a 16:9 monitor for my PC and also my DVD playerand game consoles.

[Shinnokxz]

So I've been watching a lot of 16:9 video and gaming lately, and to say
that I'm hooked is an understatment. I just love the fact that you can
see more without skewing the image. I then go back to my 19" LCD 4:3 on
my PC, and my ancient 27" CRT 4:3 TV for my game consoles and cable
television, and I find myself getting bored with the picture. With many
games and movies supporting widescreen resolutions without stretching,
I've really started to wonder:

Is there a widescreen TV/Monitor I can buy that I can hook my PC up to
(through DVI, and using widescreen resolutions), and my DVD player/game
consoles/cable box up to (through component/composite/s-video), all
while taking advantage of HD where I can get it (mostly with game
consoles/dvd players) for up to 1080i?

Now I know that if I hook my PC up to my current 27" CRT 4:3 TV, gaming
looks great however text is virtually unreadable. I want this dream
display to do gaming and text just as crisp as any desktop LCD/CRT does.

I don't even really care about size, as long as it's around the 20" or
so mark.

Is this a possibility? Or am I just setting myself up for disappointment?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Gringo]

So I've been watching a lot of 16:9 video and gaming lately, and to say
that I'm hooked is an understatment. I just love the fact that you can
see more without skewing the image. I then go back to my 19" LCD 4:3 on
my PC, and my ancient 27" CRT 4:3 TV for my game consoles and cable
television, and I find myself getting bored with the picture. With many
games and movies supporting widescreen resolutions without stretching,
I've really started to wonder:

Is there a widescreen TV/Monitor I can buy that I can hook my PC up to
(through DVI, and using widescreen resolutions), and my DVD player/game
consoles/cable box up to (through component/composite/s-video), all
while taking advantage of HD where I can get it (mostly with game
consoles/dvd players) for up to 1080i?

Now I know that if I hook my PC up to my current 27" CRT 4:3 TV, gaming
looks great however text is virtually unreadable. I want this dream
display to do gaming and text just as crisp as any desktop LCD/CRT does.

I don't even really care about size, as long as it's around the 20" or
so mark.

Is this a possibility? Or am I just setting myself up for disappointment?

Thanks for any help.

These guys should be able to sort you out.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/

 

[sycochkn]

HP, Viewsonic, Sony, Samsung Syncmaster 24x series. 23 and 24 inch 1920 by
1200 monitors. 1400 to 1700 dollars. there are some 20 inch with lower res.

Bob

 

[Gringo]

HP, Viewsonic, Sony, Samsung Syncmaster 24x series. 23 and 24 inch 1920 by
1200 monitors. 1400 to 1700 dollars. there are some 20 inch with lower res.

Another idea is to buy a 26" 16:9 LCD TV for less money than those
above. Just look for one that has computer VGA connector, they are
available. That way you get TV and a computer gaming monitor. Only
thing I would be concerned about is the response time of a TV LCD.
Wide screen LCD's need powerful video cards too because they have to
push so many pixels in their native resolution.

 

[J. Clarke]

HP, Viewsonic, Sony, Samsung Syncmaster 24x series. 23 and 24 inch 1920 by
1200 monitors. 1400 to 1700 dollars. there are some 20 inch with lower
res.

In the $1700 range you can also get a Westinghouse, Spectre, or Benq 37"
HDTV with native res 1920x1080. At least one of those also advertises 8ms
response.

A friend of mine just got a Spectre and having seen it up close and personal
now I'm lusting after one.

Somebody did their homework on these--they're the first HDTVs I've seen that
are really satisfactory as PC monitors.

 

[sycochkn]

The samsung syncmaster 242mp has a built in NTSC OTA tuner, and FM tuner and
has every possible type of video input. it also has speakers. And a remote.
The remote is the most convenitent way to adjust the monitor. I would find a
screen larger than 24" widescreen to be too big to sit right in front of.

Bob

 

[sycochkn]

res.

Another idea is to buy a 26" 16:9 LCD TV for less money than those
above. Just look for one that has computer VGA connector, they are
available. That way you get TV and a computer gaming monitor. Only
thing I would be concerned about is the response time of a TV LCD.
Wide screen LCD's need powerful video cards too because they have to
push so many pixels in their native resolution.

 

[J. Clarke]

The samsung syncmaster 242mp has a built in NTSC OTA tuner, and FM tuner
and has every possible type of video input.

Don't see component.

it also has speakers. And a
remote. The remote is the most convenitent way to adjust the monitor. I
would find a screen larger than 24" widescreen to be too big to sit right
in front of.

I would have thought so too until I tried it.

Bob

 

[rjn]

HP, Viewsonic, Sony, Samsung Syncmaster 24x series.
23 and 24 inch 1920 by 1200 monitors. 1400 to 1700
dollars. there are some 20 inch with lower res.

Many based on the LG Philips LM230W02. I have one.

Note that many PC w/s monitors are 16:10 and not 16:9.

Also, even if they have TV-video inputs (S-video, YPrBb),
they may lack essential aspec-ratio and scaling controls.

Just for the heck of it, I hooked up the 23in LCD to the
DVD player's component output last night and watched
a 16:9 enhanced DVD. It exceeded my expectations,
but, the a/r error was very slightly noticeable, and I'm
not sure I can watch normal 4:3 material on this display
via the video inputs (it may windowbox the S-video
signal, but I haven't tried it, and I seriously doubt I can
scale it, as for letterbox SDTV, for example).

 

[chrisv]

The samsung syncmaster 242mp has a built in NTSC OTA tuner, and FM tuner and
has every possible type of video input. it also has speakers. And a remote.
The remote is the most convenitent way to adjust the monitor. I would find a
screen larger than 24" widescreen to be too big to sit right in front of.

That's what people used to say about 21" monitors, when they were
suffering-along with their puny 15-inchers.